Shopping Cart Soldiers: A Novel

By John Mulligan

Book Overview

Shopping Cart Soldiers is a modern day Odyssean tale of the atrocities of war and its even more applling aftermath. Set against the brutal realities of the conflict in Vietnam, John Mulligan tells the story of Finn MacDonald, an eighteen-year-old boy who is drafted soon after he emigrates with is family from Scotland. Upon returning from Vietnam, Finn is plagued by the terrible memories of all he has seen and is pushed into a haze of self-destructive behavior that tests his will to survive. Shopping Cart Soldiers chronicles Finn's painful and remarkable journey-- and his triumphant path to spiritual renewal and recovery.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1880684489
• ISBN13: 9781880684481
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Curbstone Books
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

REVIEW QUOTES

"...a poetic, mystical and, ultimately, healing autobiographical novel..." --The San Francisco Chronicle"An important book, inspired by war but dedicated to each veteran's personal search for spiritual peace." --The Los Angeles Times"The novel does exactly what it should-which is make the hair stand up on the back of your neck in horror one minute and fill you with hope the next." --The Hartford Advocate"One of the three novels that best embody the war." --The Washington Post